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The Revd. Wm. Lort Mansel D.D., Lord Bishop of Bristol, and Master of Trinity College in the University of Cambridge

Print
01/05/1812 (published)
Artist/Maker
R. Harraden & Son (publisher)
Say, William (engraver)
Thomas Kirkby (artist)
Place of origin
Cambridge (published)

Print, three-quarter-length portrait of a man, turned to right, dressed in robes, looking to front, holding a cap in his right hand and a roll of paper in his left, which rests on a high-backed chair. In the rigth background is a view of Trinity College, Cambridge.

Object details

Categories
Portraits
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleThe Revd. Wm. Lort Mansel D.D., Lord Bishop of Bristol, and Master of Trinity College in the University of Cambridge (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, three-quarter-length portrait of William Lort, Bishop of Bristol, mezzotint by William Say after Thomas Kirkby, 1812.
Physical description
Print, three-quarter-length portrait of a man, turned to right, dressed in robes, looking to front, holding a cap in his right hand and a roll of paper in his left, which rests on a high-backed chair. In the rigth background is a view of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Dimensions
  • Height: 55.7cm (cut)
  • Width: 42.2cm (cut)
Measured by SH 09/09/2011
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'Painted by T. Kirkby, Esqr. Engraved by W. Say, Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester, 92, Norton Street. The Revd. Wm. Lort Mansel D.D., Lord Bishop of Bristol, and Master of Trinity College in the University of Cambridge. Published May 1, 1812, by R. Harraden & Son, Cambridge. Publisher of a History of the University & Town of Cambridge, Illustrated with 36 Views of Colleges, Halls, Public Buildings, &c. &c. forming an elegant Qto. Vol. Price 4.4.0.' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted
University
William Lort Mansel
Place depicted
Trinity College
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
27549

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O624475/the-revd-wm-lort-mansel-print-say-william/
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